Since its release a few weeks back, "I Am T-Pain" has hit No. 1 in the iTunes app store, sold more than a quarter-million copies and more than 4.1 million performances have been recorded within the application.
To celebrate, Smule, the makers of the "I Am T-Pain" app, have put together a contest that offers $5,000 in cash (and, of course, a replica of T-Pain's "Big Ass Chain" - $47 value, approximate weight of 10 lbs).
Contestants would need to create a video of themselves performing the Lonely Island/"SNL" hit “I'm on a Boat" - “I’m On A Boat (ft. T-Pain)” . Go here for more info: http://iamtpain.smule.com/contest
We are happy to announce an exclusive Beaterator contest in partnership with MySpace and IGN. Are you or someone you know a solo artist or member of an up-and-coming band? Think you have the chops to make a hot track using the powerful suite of music-creation tools in Beaterator? If so, head over to beaterator.ign.com to fill out an entry form for the chance to participate. A grand prize of $5,000, your band featured on the homepage of MySpace, and your winning song uploaded to the PlayStation Network is up for grabs. Check out the full details in the press release located below.
Thanks,
Nick
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Rockstar Games Presents the Beaterator Band Challenge
Competition Offers Artists the Chance to Win $5,000 and Be Featured on the PlayStation®Network
New York, NY – October 5, 2009 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the launch of the Beaterator Band Challenge, a competition that will offer the millions of artists and bands on MySpace the opportunity to win $5,000 by creating a track using the song-crafting tools provided by Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator, the new, revolutionary mobile music-making application available now for Sony’s PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
To enter the Beaterator Band Challenge, artists must fill out an entry form at http://beaterator.ign.com. Rockstar Games will choose up to 100 bands and musical artists as semi-finalists and will provide them with a PSP system and a copy of Beaterator, including all the information necessary to create a song using this powerful software. Each semi-finalist that submits a qualifying Beaterator track will be showcased on the contest website, and the MySpace and IGN communities will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite submissions.
The winning artist or band will receive $5,000, have their winning track featured on the PlayStation®Network - which is visited by millions of PlayStation owners every day, and they will also have the opportunity to be featured on the MySpace homepage.
Beaterator, rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, is available now on the PSP and coming this fall on the iPhone™ and iPod® touch. For more information on Beaterator, log onto www.rockstargames.com/beaterator.
For more information on the Beaterator Band Challenge including full contest rules, please visit http://beaterator.ign.com.
iProMic is a calibrated, professional-grade, omni microphone that plugs directly into the dock connector of any model of iPhone or iPod Touch via a 0.5m cable, and avoids the low-frequency roll-off filters that the built-in mic and any mic plugged into the headset connector runs through. It is essentially the microphone from iAudioInterface. When plugged in, the headphone jack on the Touch is not obscured, and is available as an output. iProMic has two ranges when used with our AudioTools app: 30-110dB SPL, and 50-130dB SPL. When used with other iPhone apps, the low range is available: 30-110dB SPL. It will accept a standard nominal 1/2" calibrator. See our website for more details.
iProMic is expected to ship mid-November, and will be priced at USD $129.99.
Now you have two choices for acoustic and audio analysis iPhone hardware: iProMic, and iAudioInterface, with its microphone, balanced line input, and balanced line output / headphone output.
Both of these products work with our new AudioTools app. AudioTools is priced at USD $19.99 (sorry for the typo in the last email), and includes SPL Meter, RTA, Generator, and our new Audio Scope. Other apps, including FFT, ETC, SPL Pro, SPL Graph, Speaker Polarity and Speaker Distortion, are available for purchase from within AudioTools using Apple's in-app purchase feature. We do have an upgrade program for users that have already purchased any of the optional apps, see our website for more information.
We have some exciting modules coming soon for AudioTools, including THD and Impedance, (which both require iAudioInterface) and Impulse Response, which will allow recording sweeps, and doing basic analysis including octave and 1/3 octave EDT, T30, Clarity C50 and C80, definition, and S/N. Also, watch for another major app announcement that we will make at the AES show in New York. See us at Booth 775 if you can make it.
We are continuing to make progress on iAudioInterface, and we are hoping to finalize our ship date soon.
We will be accepting pre-orders for both iAudioInterface and iProMic. The pre-orders require a deposit, and ensure that you will receive one of the first units that are made. Send us an email if you would like to receive pre-order information when it is available.
